No tail gunner on the loading list but it is likely McCue
was on board in that position.

Mission #98 December 6, 1944 43-38403 E/Z 391BS Baker, L.

Flew position 4-3 in Lead Squadron (391st)

Dropped 20 250 lb bombs at 1223 hours from 25,000 feet.

No damage reported.

Baker, L. A. (P)

Dorrance (CP)

DeRosa (N)

Morrison (B)

Chandler (Radio op)

Hutchins (E)

Casey (WG)

Wadle (BG)

McCue (TG)

Mission #102 December 24, 1944 44-6465 E/O 391BS Baker Fancy
Nancy

This was the first mission flown after the start of the Battle
of the Bulge. It was a maximum effort with the 34th Bomb Group
putting up its greatest number of planes for any mission of the war, even
including two planes designated as war weary. It is unclear which position
Baker was to fly in the 34th BG formation but he ended up flying
with the formation of the 92nd Bomb Group of the 1st
Division of the 8th AF (Triangle B). I have a copy of a report from
the 92nd BG on the “strange silver B-17G” that joined their
formation that day. According to that report, Baker and Fancy Nancy
took up the number 4 position, low element, high squadron in the 92nd
BG formation. It did drop its 38 100 lb bombs with that group at 1442 hours
from 22,400 feet. The plane’s radio went out on the mission and was inspected
and repaired upon return to base.